Water seal.



H. DOW.

WATER SEAL. APfLIOATIOH TILED NOV. 6, 1907. 957, 3 1 4, 4 Patented May 10, 19-19.

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DOW.

WATER SEAL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6, 1907.

957,314, Patented May 10,1910.

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hers. A pnrtienlan ocrnsion for the oinployinent of n liquid seal of illP-(fllflrtlt'lll in hnnrl arises in eonn-eetion with gas pro- (lneer nppnrnttus where the produrer rylintler or (lrnm is nunle rotatable, about a horizontnl. instenrl of n vertirnl axis. For rlit'ors, well understood. reasons. this arrnn iionu' nt of uylinrler is a prefernhlo one. hut heretofore ilitlieulty has heen experieruerl in se ming nn olleetiw closure of the joint hetwenn thqeyliinlor and the eoi'nluit hunting theretrou'i. it is then with n view to supplying :1 orm of liquid seal nvnilnhle' for the purpose notml. and in other nnnlogous situntirms. thnt the present invenlion has heen (leriserh suitlv invention consistingr of the menus hereinafter fully (leserihocl niul pnrticulnrly poiut'oil out in the claims.

The :innexerl ilrnwingzs and the following (lesrription set forth in detail rertuin ineehanisni tllll)()(l \'lllf the invention. sueh diselosetl menus instituting lmwever. hut one of various lll(('ll2llll 2ll forms in whieh the principle oi the invention may he used.

in said nnnexorl ilrznvings:--l*igure l !n] resents, in morn or less conventional fa hion. a side elet ation of n horizontally disposed gas prodnrer cylinder and the eonneetion hetwoen the some and :1 fixed ('oxnlull leznling thoretroni, such (:onnrelion emhoil sim my several improvements: Fig. l is on tlltl elevation of such commotion; and Fig. I, is an axial crosrs;se :tion thereof; while i igs. 4, T: mill (3 represent. in views eorrespmuling Q with the front elevation eml elevation mul ntiinl.cross-set'tion of the preeetling figures it morhtiotl eonstrnelion oi the seal.

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onto the lut'rizontnily disposed drum or -ylintler oi the producer. Fhieh drum is formed with n hollow trunnion 1/ as shown. througl'l which the gnsns generated therein nro led.

spiral ribs (1 designed to eilect it proper well as to more the some therenlong. The trunnious (I; oi such cylinder, the one only appearing in the figures. are supporter] in suitnhle hearing (1' and project. :1 short (listnnoe there beyond, as shown. I provide such extending end of the'trunuion with a pair of spaced. eneircling, I'll'lS. or flanges a.

oonduit is ulined with trunnion II. is Sllllllnrly provicl-erl with spacml, encircling, ribs, or flanges, F). Enclosing the two :uljneent of snirl tlnnizes a. and 7) is an annular, troughmountetl adjacent to (he respective trunnion zunl pipe'oncls in any suitable manner, a sutiinlent nnrl ends, however, to permit the free ent ra n-e oi liquid from between flanges a or b. as the case may be. into such liquid reeonsisting, in the case in hand, of water, is :nlnntted through :1 simply pipe 0, the dis charge enrl of which is located Eltfl point ndll. Rotation of element Gmay be effected piovnled ior this purpose consisting simply o? :1 pulley o mounted on a counter shaft that is connected, with trough-like element C with :1 suitable tar-e .tior the reception of the belt. When in 0P1:1il0fl,-til(31], inemher C is driven at n rctlatively high end,

more or loss continuous oi the liquid will oncur. Such escaping liquid is collected in n trough *C 01" the like and thence (on- (luetecl to the waste, the-plnceofgtl'ie escaping liquid being tnlzon'hy that sit plied by the strean'r entering through Suppl; pipe (7.

spective pairs of flanges a and b is not conlntoriorly the (lrum is further provided with liho liquid'retnining element. C rotnt ably.

cient. space being provided between said eleby any suitable ii1enns,the illustmtive' means by hell. such element heing provided I The presence of the outermost. of the reagitation of the (-ontents of the cylinder, as

The contiguous and of the cmuluit l. which i tainingelement. The liquid, preferably' jacent to the opening just described as ex; istmg between member C and end of pipe such as will develop sufiicient: centri ugnl force to maintain a layer of: water inthriinwnnlly opening trough of the "element: uloout its entire periphery. This layer will of course ho deepest below where a. (lischnr e sidered essential, since the full operative effect of the seal will obviously be had without the same. In Fi s. 4 to 6, inclusive, will accordingly be found illustrated a form'of the device in which the elements just noted have been omitted. A further modification will be observed in connection with the means for introducing the li uid into the annular trough-like member instead of directing the discharge end of liquid sup ply pipe 0 between member C and conduit B as in the form first illustrated, such pipe is con cted with the conduit and the liquid all wed to escape from the interior thereof into the trough through the opening between its end and the end of trunnion a. By making the wall of annular trough C lower on one side than on the other the left in Fig. 6) a correspondingly larger opening is provided on such side, and such liquid as escapes from the trough will escape on this side. A hood 0' rising continuous with one wall of receptacle C amply provides for gathering up the liquid thus escapin an diverting the same to the receptac e.

'Other modes of applying the rinciple of my invention may be em loyed instead of the'one explained, change )eing made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any one of the following claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed. a

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the character described,

' the combination with the two members to be joined, of an independent rotary liquidretaining element, engaging the contiguous ends of said members.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with the two members to be joined, of an independent rotary liquidretaining element engaging the contiguous ends of-said members, and means for supplying a stream of liquid to said element.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with the two members to be joined of outwardly projecting flanges borne by the contiguous ends of said members respectively, an independent rotary liquid-retaining element engaging said flanges, and means tor supplying a stream of liquid to said element.

, 4. In a device of the charac'mr described,

the combination with the two members to be joined, of outwardly projecting flanges borne by the contiguous ends of said inem bers, an independent annular rotary troughlike element opening inwardly and engaging said flan es, and means for supplying a stream or liquid to said element. A

stasis In a device of the character described,

the combination Wllll); the two members to be'joined, of two spaced annular outwardly projecting flanges borne by each of the con tiguous ends of said members, an annular rotary trough-like element 0 ening'inwardly and engaging the two a jacent of said flanges, and means for supplyingastream of liquid to said element.

6. A liquid seal comprisin in combina' tion with the two members to e joined, two pairs of spaced annular outwardly projecting flanges borne by the two members to be joined respectively, a rotary troughdiko liquid-retaining element opening inwardly and engaging the two adjacent of said flanges, and means for supplying' a stream of liquid to said element.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination with horizontally fixed and rotating members, of a pairiof spaced, annular, outwardly projecting flanges borne by each of the contiguous ends of said members, a rotary trouglelike liquid-retaining element openm inwardly and engaging the two adjacent 0% said-flanges, and means for supplying a st sum of liquid to said element.

8. A liquid seal for an rizontal gas producer comprising, in combinationwith the rotary drum of such producer and a pipe alined with the dischar e end of said drum, a pair of spaced, annu at, outwardly projecting flanges borne each by said drum and and the contiguous end of said pipe, respecf ti-vely, a rotary trough-like liquid-retaining element openin inwardly andengaging the two adjacent 0 said flanges, and means for supplying a stream of liquid to said element.

9. A liquid seal comprising outwardly. projecting flanges borne by the two members to be joined, respectively, a rotary, troughw like, liquid-retaining element opening 1nwardly and engaging said flanges, and. means for supplying a stream of liquid to said element.

10. A liquid seal for a horizontal gas producer comprising, in combination with the rotary drum of such producer and a pipe alined with the discharge end of said drum, a pair of spaced, annular, outwardly projecting flanges borne by said drum end and contiguous end of said pipe, respectively, a rotary, trough-like, liquid-retaimng element opening inwardly and engaging the two said flanges, and means for supplying a stream of liquid to said element/f Attested by THOS. Garswonn, J12, James C. Groves.

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